UEFA Nations League

FT Wednesday, November 18, 2020
Denmark WWWWW 2
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Belgium DLWWW 4
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DEN112
BEL134
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Match Report

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Lukaku double sends Belgium into Nations League final four

Romelu Lukaku underlined his status as Belgium's key attacker with two goals to help his team book a place in next year's Nations League finals.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
12
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
5
Corner Kicks
7
1
Saves
2
48.1
Possession
51.9
8
SHOTS
8
3
ON GOAL
5
0.4
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
462
Accurate Passes
491
535
Passes
574
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
4
Accurate Crosses
3
15
Crosses
19
0.3
Cross %
0.2
55
Long Balls
58
31
Accurate Long Balls
29
0.6
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
2
4
Effective Tackles
3
8
Tackles
7
0.5
Tackle %
0.4
21
Interceptions
13
15
Effective Clearances
11
15
Clearances
11

Head to Head

BEL leads series 1-0

Lineups

BEL · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Thibaut CourtoisG
  2. 3Jason DenayerCD
  3. 5Jan VertonghenCD-L
  4. 2Toby AlderweireldCD-R
  5. 6Leander DendonckerCM-L
  6. 8Youri TielemansCM-R
  7. 22Nacer ChadliLM
  8. 10Thorgan HazardRM
  9. 9Romelu LukakuF
  10. 7Kevin De BruyneCF-L
  11. 14Dries MertensCF-R

DEN · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Kasper SchmeichelG
  2. 6Andreas ChristensenCD-L
  3. 4Simon KjaerCD-R
  4. 5Joakim MaehleLB
  5. 18Daniel WassRB
  6. 10Christian EriksenAM
  7. 8Thomas DelaneyLM
  8. 23Pierre-Emile HøjbjergRM
  9. 21Jonas WindF
  10. 9Martin BraithwaiteAM-L
  11. 20Yussuf PoulsenAM-R

Timeline

  1. 3' Goal! Belgium 1, Denmark 0. Youri Tielemans (Belgium) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Leander Dendoncker.
  2. 17' Goal! Belgium 1, Denmark 1. Jonas Wind (Denmark) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  3. 50' Dries Mertens (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 57' Goal! Belgium 2, Denmark 1. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a through ball following a set piece situation.
  5. 69' Goal! Belgium 3, Denmark 1. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Thorgan Hazard with a cross.
  6. 70' Substitution, Denmark. Mathias Jensen replaces Thomas Delaney.
  7. 76' Substitution, Denmark. Lucas Andersen replaces Yussuf Poulsen.
  8. 77' Substitution, Belgium. Thomas Foket replaces Thorgan Hazard.
  9. 86' Own Goal by Nacer Chadli, Belgium. Belgium 3, Denmark 2.
  10. 87' Goal! Belgium 4, Denmark 2. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Thomas Foket with a cross.
  11. 88' Substitution, Denmark. Pione Sisto replaces Jonas Wind.
  12. 90'+1' Substitution, Belgium. Dedryck Boyata replaces Jan Vertonghen.

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